> > What are the advantages of RGB vs. indexed? I'm afraid I know nothing
> > about this.
> You can use filters on RGB :)
also index color (gif files) only have a maximum of 256 colors in the image, this is
configurable.
the-part-I-am-about-to-get-wrong
rgb colors have 16,000+ colors.
I think this varies between file formats and saving parameters (but way more than 256
;).
Jeff
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:15:20PM +0100, Rasputin wrote:
> * Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010514 14:06]:
> > On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 09:32:21PM -0700, Jeff Trefftzs wrote:
> > > To change the background color in a gif so you don't wipe out
> > > the text there are a couple of ways to go. But first, change
> > > the image to RGB instead of indexed. You'll be able to change
> > > it back later.
> >
> > What are the advantages of RGB vs. indexed? I'm afraid I know nothing
> > about this.
> >
>
> You can use filters on RGB :)
> Always convert any images you're working with to rgb before touching them,
> tweak away then save back to indexed if need be (i.e. for GIFs)
>
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